All of us here at the base are NOT surprised at this outcome. We are on the other hand mad that it took this long. But the result is what we wanted, and what we got.
Those dope smoking freakzoids in the Berkeley, CA city council cried "Uncle" once the Marines and their "army" of supporters decided to flex their governmental muscle.
As six Republican senators devised a plan to yank $2.3 million in federal funding for Berkeley programs, the mayor of the famously liberal city apologized Wednesday for his hard stance against a Marine recruiting center.
Bet that apology is going to leave a bad taste in his mouth for the rest of his mayoral term.
We can only hope it lasts for the rest of his life for trying to pull this stunt!
"That letter will probably be pulled back and maybe more moderate language will be put in place which is appropriate I think," said Berkeley mayor Tom Bates.
Better do more than "think" about it TOM. Camp Pendleton is a LOT CLOSER than you seem to be forgetting......
Last week the council passed resolutions giving Code Pink a place to park out front. Some have said that meant the city giving was giving the group a place to continuously protest the Marines.
"What we're doing is we're announcing a bill that we intend to get on the floor to strip transportation from the city of Berkeley," said East Bay Republican Assemblyman Guy Houston. "What they have done in Berkeley is they have set aside a parking spot and in my opinion a public right of way, a public transportation corridor, specifically for a private organization -- in this case Code Pink -- to harass and annoy the United States Marine Corps and their recruiting efforts. We think that playing around and having an agenda with the public right of way is subject to ramifications. There is $2.3 million in proposition 1B transportation dollars. We think that should be in jeopardy."
Well we think that the City Council building needs to be "re-zoned" as the new USMC "Urban Assault Combat Course". And more specifically, ensure that it is a "live fire" only combat course!!! That'll teach those pinkos a few things about the "right of way"!!!!
StandByTM, because we're sure there's going to be more.
